My daughter found an empty blown-down bird's nest that she'd like to keep. I'm concerned about the germs or bugs that might be present. Any idea on how to kill the bugs without destroying the nest? I wondered about "baking" it for a while.

Hmmm...the things I learn on this forum. I honestly never thought about it. We just bring them inside germs, bugs and all I guess, but we have never seen bugs or gotten sick from them. I do set them in the sun for a bit to take away the 'bird' smell.

Hmmm...the things I learn on this forum. I honestly never thought about it. We just bring them inside germs, bugs and all I guess, but we have never seen bugs or gotten sick from them. I do set them in the sun for a bit to take away the 'bird' smell.

We did this for years, too! No problems. Never thought to sterilize a bird's nest! I guess I should have!

Hmmm...the things I learn on this forum. I honestly never thought about it. We just bring them inside germs, bugs and all I guess, but we have never seen bugs or gotten sick from them. I do set them in the sun for a bit to take away the 'bird' smell.